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Tunesyone
Joined: 06 Jan 2022
Last visit: 27 Jan 2023
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Location: United States
Schools: Sloan '24 (D)
GMAT 1: 710 Q48 V39
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06 Apr 2022, 19:17
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Hello all, I am very grateful for everyone who has contributed in the past and was hopeful you could help me out.
I’m struggling to determine how to allocate my time between GMAT and Extracurriculars as I prepare for R1 applications. I scored a 710 (Q48, v39, IR6, AWA6) earlier this year and have a 3.9 GPA from a T25ish business UG.
I only have about 10 hours a week to dedicate to applications. Should I refocus on GMAT to drive it up or spend the extra time on boosting my extracurriculars, which are a little light (mentoring, foundation board member etc.)?
My post MBA goals are to return to my family’s middle-market ($4B AUM) PE fund, and, hopefully, one day manage it.
I’d appreciate advice on how best to use my time in the coming months to be competitive at H/S/W. Thank you in advance!
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I’m struggling to determine how to allocate my time between GMAT and Extracurriculars as I prepare for R1 applications. I scored a 710 (Q48, v39, IR6, AWA6) earlier this year and have a 3.9 GPA from a T25ish business UG.
I only have about 10 hours a week to dedicate to applications. Should I refocus on GMAT to drive it up or spend the extra time on boosting my extracurriculars, which are a little light (mentoring, foundation board member etc.)?
My post MBA goals are to return to my family’s middle-market ($4B AUM) PE fund, and, hopefully, one day manage it.
I’d appreciate advice on how best to use my time in the coming months to be competitive at H/S/W. Thank you in advance!
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06 Apr 2022, 19:56
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Tunesyone:
One important question: do you feel that studying will directly improve your GMAT score? What if you just took the exam again with little studying? You would need to add 20-30 points for the impact to be felt. A 710 is a great score and you should be competitive for all three schools with it as is even though it's below the median.
But...to give you a vote here, I would say focus on extracurricular activities. As long as you know you can be productive and have an impact, I suspect that'll go a long way in improving your profile (from what I can tell.) H/S/W have their pick of the litter with GMAT scores, but you can really separate yourself with interesting and impactful extracurricular achievements.
Good luck!
One important question: do you feel that studying will directly improve your GMAT score? What if you just took the exam again with little studying? You would need to add 20-30 points for the impact to be felt. A 710 is a great score and you should be competitive for all three schools with it as is even though it's below the median.
But...to give you a vote here, I would say focus on extracurricular activities. As long as you know you can be productive and have an impact, I suspect that'll go a long way in improving your profile (from what I can tell.) H/S/W have their pick of the litter with GMAT scores, but you can really separate yourself with interesting and impactful extracurricular achievements.
Good luck!
06 Apr 2022, 22:49
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Well it would be difficult to advise on what you should do or not , question should be what do you think is important that would help in increasing chances of admit...
If you can self answer the question that would be the best thing to do.. work on your application more strategically ..
Wish you the best.
If you can self answer the question that would be the best thing to do.. work on your application more strategically ..
Wish you the best.
